[No. 3290.]

Cattle and Flour in Transit from Albany to Schenectady.

Albany, 19th Oct'r [1780 ?] 4 O'Clock P. M.

Sir, Mr. Benson's favor of this date, I have Received & have delivered Dr. McCrea's note to Dr. Treat; he is Preparing the necessaries & will send them on Immediately. Thirty head of Cattle & 50 Barrells of Flour are this moment going on to Schinectady. My Exertions shall be used in forwarding on Provisions as fast as they come. I beg your Excellency's Pardon for opening the Inclosed Letter from General Schuyler, I wish I was able to Comply with his Request. I need not tell your Excellency that it is Impossible Considering the weak state of my Body. I shall Continue to do every thing in my Power to forward the Service. I have sent him a Copy of Mr. Benson's letter & have wrote in the most Pressing manner to the Colonel, his Brother, now in his march to Saratoga to Push on & Endeavor to Intercept Sir John if he should Escape Genl. Rensselaer. I Remain, your Excell'cys most Humble Servant Ab'm Ten Broeck.

P. S. Ab't 150 men of Livingston's militia are now Crossing the Ferry. I shall hurry them on.

His Excellency George Clinton.

[No. 3291.]

Colonel Stoutenburgh Ready to Impress Supplies from Private

Families.

Albany, 19th October, 1780.

D'r Sir, I acknowledg the rec't of your favour of this Date, it affords me great Satisfaction that I am able to inform your Excellency that it is in my Power to comply with your demand

of both Cattle and flour, (without proceeding to an Immediate Impress from private Families,) most of the latter is already on the Road; the Cattle will be sent on from here early tomor row morning, they consist of 30 head of fine Cattle; if your Excellency thinks it necessary after this Supply to proceed to Impress from Private Families, I stand ready to Execute your Commands; in the mean time, shall wait your Excellency's further orders, while I am with the most Sincere Esteem & Regard, your Excellency's most Obedient Hum. Serv't,

His Excellency Gov. Clinton.

Isaac Stoutenburgh.

[No. 3292.]

Flour and Cattle Arrive at Fort Herkimer.

Fort Harkermer, Saturday 1 O'Clock.

Sir, Col. Livingston is just arrived; he tells me Provissions are comeing on, booth flower & Cattle. I have Procur'd a Number of baggs & Impress'd some good Horses and shall be on as soon as Possible. Col. Hay will be here with more Provitions in about three Hours. I am &c.

J. Dyckman.

Gov'r Clinton.

[No. 3293.]

Colonel Duboys in Vigorous Pursuit of the Enemy.

Fort Harkerman 1 O'Clock [October 1780.] D'r Sir, I am here; pursued the Enemy so close that I prevented them from Burning or Doing the Least Damage to the Inhabitants; from what I can Learn by the Inhabitants, the

Enemy is not above four miles in front of us; my men much Fatigued, without Provisions. I must here make a halt, untill I can get some provisions to Refresh them,

The Enemy is very much fatigued, They travelled almost all night, without any Refreshment; they must make a halt.

This moment, I Rec'd Information that the Enemy is at a place Call'd Shoemaker's Land, about four miles from here; Genl. Ransler this moment appears in Sight with the Militia. The Enemy are Bending their Course for Buck Island. I am your

Lewis Duboys.

P. S. My men have agred to march without eiting. I exspect to catch them in 3 ours thime.

His Excellency Governor Clinton.

[No. 3294.]

List of Ordnance and Stores Captured from Sir John Johnson.

A Return of Ordinance & Stores taken from the British army, Comm'd by Sir John Johnston. Fort Rensselaer Oct'r 19th 1780:

1 Piece Brass Ordinance 3 pd. with Emplim'ts Comp.; 23 Rounds, Round Shott fix'd; 10 do Canister; 1 Quadrant; 2 Powder measures; 1 hand Saw; 1 four pd. wt.; 1 half do; 1 Quart'r do; 1 Scale beam; 1 mallet & set; 20 fuses; 1 Seane marlin; 2 Port fires; 1 Cole Chisel; 1 augur; 1 Punch; 1 Seane Quick match; 100 wt. Corn Powder; 1 Drudging box.

Jo. Driskill, Lieut. Artillery.

[No. 3295.]

Impress Warrant to Henry Glen and Colonel Wemple.

By his Excellency George Clinton, Esquire, Governor of the State of New York &ca. &ca. &ca.

To Colo. Abraham Wemple, & Henry Glen, Esqr. or either of

them Greeting.

The Emergency requiring the same, you are hereby authorized & required to impress forty Head of Fat Cattle & Sixty Barrels of Flour, for the Use & Service of the Army for which this shall be your Warrant.

Given at Scheneectady, this 19th October, 1780.

Geo. Clinton.

The Provission impressed is immediately to be forwarded to the Troops under my Command.

Geo. Clinton.

[No. 3296.]

Sir John Johnson Escapes Again-The Situation in Saratoga

County.

Saratoga, Octo: 20th 1780.

Dear Sir, Your Excellency's favor of yesterday morning from Caghnawaga I had the pleasure to receive at five in the afternoon. I am happy to learn that Sir John Johnson has been overtaken and put to rout; when your letter arrived, we had about 150 men at Fort Edward and as many more had arrived here about ten in the morning; those at Fort Edward without any beef, and those here with none but what I could furnish them, all my cattle fit for the knife are already killed and I have sent to try and collect some more, but I fear a supply will arrive too late to push a party in pursuit of the enemy who

were at Ballstown. I have, however, sent to Fort Edward on the subject, but with little hopes that any will move from thence; one of the enemies party, who stole into the Country and was taken, informs that Major Carlton intended to remain at Tyconderoga and to push for White Creek as soon as the militia should be retired; the prisoner calls himself an ensign and came from New York in August last. Another villain is gone past here, who corroborates the account as some tories advice with whom he lodged.

The panic that has siezed the people is incredible; with all my efforts I cannot prevent numbers from deserting their Habitations, and I very much apprehend that the whole will move, unless the militia will remain above until a permanent relieve can be procured. I am D'r Sir, most sincerely your Excellency's Obed: Hu. Serv't

His Excellency Gov. Clinton &c.

Ph: Schuyler.

The women and Children whose husbands are gone to Canada still remain here; they will be an intolerable burthen to the Country if they remain in it all winter, I beg your Excellency as soon as you can spare time to turn your attention to their disposition.

Albany, Oct'r 26 1780.

Sir, I have been favored with your Letter of the 20 Inst. We are just returned from the Pursuit of Sir John, tho unfortunately without that complete Success, which I informed you we had Reason to expect after the Engagem't at Canajoharie. There are, however, ab't 40 Prisoners and the Enemy have lost their Baggage & artillery; this action also stopt them in their Devastation & obliged to fly with precipitation.